Episode 41. Mission Resumed
Context
- Coordinated Universal Time
- Thursday, July 25, 2024 - 1:17 AM
- Location
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- Space
- Earth Orbit
- USS Enterprise
- Bridge
- Timeline
- Unknown Timeline
- Previously
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The Enterprise is escorting the Nauvoo vessels tasked with retaking control of Earth's satellites. In orbit, the USS Washington is destroyed by invisible fire: the enemy is the same extraterrestrial vessel seen over Brussels. After a grueling duel, the crew applies a tactic combining torpedoes and DXS that pierces its shield. Damaged, the enemy withdraws into Earth's atmosphere. The Enterprise then resumes its security mission.
Characters
| Name | Affiliation / Branch | Title / Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes V. Rodriguez | NATO / Special Fleet | Captain |
| Angie Chen | NATO / Special Fleet | Commander |
| Eric Corda | NATO / Special Fleet | Lieutenant Commander |
| Emilie Flores | NATO / Special Fleet | Ensign |
| Charlene Savea | NATO / Special Fleet | Lieutenant |
Manifest
| USS Enterprise | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | NATO |
| Location | Earth Orbit |
| Captain | Agnes V. Rodriguez |
| First Officer | Angie Chen |
| Pilot | Eric Corda |
| Communications | Emilie Flores |
| Operations | Charlene Savea |
| Tactical |
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| Science | N/A |
| Advanced Weapons | Eros Vitos |
| Infirmary | Victor S. Calpel |
| Counselor/Consultant | Manu |
| Custodian | Manu |
TL;DR
The Enterprise gets back into battle order, relaunches probes, and authorizes the Nauvoos to continue their work. Flores suffers from tinnitus after the alien contact, then returns to duty. A week passes without incident. Just as they are about to leave orbit, Flores picks up a targeted one-way signal... coming from the surface of the Moon.
Story
After the battle with the Aragthonian vessel and its disappearance into Earth's radioactive atmosphere, the USS Enterprise, despite sustaining only minor damage, repositions itself and resumes its initial mission.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Savea, redeploy surveillance probes throughout our operational area.
Lt. Charlene Savea Operations
Probes deploying, Captain.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Ensign Flores, inform the fleet they may resume operations.
Ens. Emilie Flores Communications
[...]
Flores doesn't answer right away.
Her fingers hover above the control panel, her gaze fixed, slightly absent.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Flores.
Did you hear me?
Ens. Emilie Flores Communications
Uh... yes, sorry, Captain.
What were you saying?
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
You don't look well.
What's wrong, Ensign?
Ens. Emilie Flores Communications
I'm sorry, Captain.
My ears are ringing.
I think it is related to the communication with the enemy vessel.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Go to sickbay immediately, Flores.
Number One, replace the ensign at her station.
Cmdr. Angie Chen Number One
Aye, Captain.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Savea, give me a status report on the ship.
Lt. Charlene Savea Operations
No hull damage and no casualties to report, Captain.
Our systems held up.
The shields are currently at forty-one percent and recharging.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
And inside the ship?
Lt. Charlene Savea Operations
A few minor issues, nothing serious.
Repair crews are already taking care of it.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Have you obtained new data on the UFO?
Lt. Charlene Savea Operations
No, Captain.
Nothing more than what we already know, except for its shield, now identified as vulnerable to our weapons.
As for its weapons, the energy used remains completely unknown.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Do you have an explanation for its sudden appearance?
Lt. Charlene Savea Operations
No, Captain.
It could be equipped with advanced cloaking technology...
Something we are not yet capable of detecting.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Thank you, Savea.
Since we'll be here for at least another week, we are going to set up watch shifts.
Mr. Corda, you can get some rest.
I will replace you.
Lt. Cmdr. Eric Corda Pilot
Aye, Captain.
I take my place at the pilot station.
Before me, Earth lies draped in ashen clouds.
The radioactive plumes conceal almost everything, but I imagine the continents below.
The cities.
The bunkers.
The lives we left behind.
I wonder how many survived.
Whether a human heart is still beating down there...
Or only lost echoes on the airwaves?
More than anything...
How long will it take before we dare go back down?
The week passes without incident, and the UFO does not reappear.
Ensign Flores has been treated and cleared to return to duty.
The Nauvoo vessels finish repairing NATO's satellites and intercept those of foreign powers.
I'm about to order our return to the starbase when, suddenly..
Ens. Emilie Flores Communications
Captain, I'm picking up some strange signals.
They're interfering with both our communications and sensor systems.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Origin, Flores?
Ens. Emilie Flores Communications
Unknown, Captain.
Wait...
Not exactly.
It seems to be directed specifically at us.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
What do you mean, Ensign?
Ens. Emilie Flores Communications
It's a targeted one-way transmission.
Capt. Agnes V. Rodriguez
Source?
Ens. Emilie Flores Communications
From the surface of the Moon, Captain.
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